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Hi Leo
> A very impotant point in the shotput is the power produced in the
> block.It seems that a very strong block will transfer much more power
> throughout the body all the way to the throwing hand.
>
> I'm trying to find a way to determine the amount of power produced by
> the athletes as well as to provide a nice que for them to gauge their
> blocking power by.
>
> Some throwers in their best efforts do have a loud treading sound to
> their blocks ,but not all of them.
The same applies to high jumpers - great variation can be seen. A slapping sound is often indicative of a poorly timed or 'heavy' foot plant. Not the most efficient way to jump but you can get awy with it if you are strong
You might hear an increase in sound on the curve from harder working foot contacts but much depends on the running mechanics of the individual jumper. It might be beneficial but again may
If you are looking for a sound it should be more of a hollow or resonant sound. Compare a sweet spot hit with a tennis racket compared with an off centre hit and it becomes quite obvious
I am unaware of any such research as suggest
Denis Doyle
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>
> What's your experience ? Do you gauge the stepping strength by how
> loud the sound of the shoe stepping the ground was ? Is this a good
> gauge for me to use ?
> Do the best jumps correlate to how strong and loud the last step was ?
> Has there been any research about this or something similar (with
> power platforms perhaps) ?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help,
>
> Leo Papadopoulos
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